Texas Rangers win the World Series! Nathan Eovaldi produces six scoreless innings and Marcus Semien hits a late HR to seal dominant 4-1 series win over Arizona Diamondbacks… and team’s first EVER title

The Texas Rangers won the World Series for the first time in franchise history after pitcher Nathan Eovaldi produced six scoreless innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks collapsed late in Game 5.

The Rangers left for Chase Field with a 3-1 lead on Wednesday night, and an RBI single by Mitch Garver in the top of the seventh inning put them ahead after Eovaldi’s impressive performance on the mound.

Despite a raucous home crowd, the Diamondbacks couldn’t even things out, and the team collapsed in the top of the ninth, giving the Rangers three straight hits that resulted in two more runs, putting them in clear air.

Marcus Semien silenced the arena minutes later with a two-run home run – his second of the postseason – to make it a dominant series win for the Rangers.

With Wednesday night’s 5-0 win, the Rangers emerged victorious in the World Series for the first time in franchise history and for the third time asking after falling short in 2010 and 2011.

For manager Bruce Bochy, however, it was a fourth World Series, after he led his team to its first showpiece in twelve years. He previously won with the San Francisco Giants in 2010, 2012 and 2014.

More to follow.

Mitch Garver celebrates at first base after his hit that ultimately led to the winning run in Game 5 of the World Series

Nathan Eovaldi pitched six scoreless innings for the Texas Rangers, helping them to a 5-0 victory in Game 5 vs. the Diamondbacks

Garver hits the all-important single in the seventh inning that led the Rangers to victory – and a first-ever World Series

Corey Seager (below) celebrates with teammates after scoring a run in the seventh inning at Chase Field in Phoenix

NBA superstar Kevin Durant turned heads in the crowd when he showed up to watch Game 5 of the World Series on Wednesday

It was a packed house and a loud crowd in Arizona, but the Diamondbacks couldn’t keep the World Series alive in Game 5

Eovaldi was very impressive on the mound as he helped his team to its first World Series victory in its third attempt

Former Major League Baseball player Ken Griffey Jr. continues his second career as a World Series game photographer

Chase Field was full of floodlights on Wednesday, but the D’Backs failed to get a game back in the series